Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-14
KILLED BY KEROSENE
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN HANCOCK
COUNTY, SATURDAY.
A Spicy Column Of State News, Cleaned
From Our Interior EI-
changes

sad accident happened at New Cumber
land. Mrs. James Nicely used a can Of OF
to light the fire when the oil exploded
throwing the flaming fluid over her. Sh,
screamed for help, and some of her neigh
bors were awakened and ran to her assist
ance, but not in time to extinguish TIT
flame before she was burned so badly tha'
death ensued at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. She was the mother o four children ant
leaves them in a helpless condition. Mr.
Nicely is night watchman at one OF TIT
works and was not at home when the acct
dent occurred. The remains were inferred
yesterday by sympathizing friends, il
Riverview cemetery.
A shooting scrape occurred between TIVE
brothers at Webster last Monday. Rev
Harrison Curry, who is his deceased IN
theirs administrator, advertised the estate
for sale against the wishes of his brother
Thomas, who is also 0ne of the heirs. Or
Monday, the day of sale, the latter ap
peared and attempted to stop the proceed
ings, and in doing 80 became involved in :
quarrel with his brother. From words
they went to blows and Tom attacked
Harrison with stones, when the lattel
drew a revolver and shot his brother twice
As to the result of the shooting rumol
varies, one report stating that Tom wa.
struck by both shots and another a%verrinl
that neither took effect. Harrison, whI
did the shooting, is a minister of the Cos,
pei, and both brothers are members of q
good family and have been always regard
ed as gentlemen in good standing. The
affair is unfortunate to say the least.
Hiram Pitman was killed on the extern,
sion of the G.. & G. K. r., eight miles
above Philippi, last Monday. While en-
gagged with others in loading n train with
gravel, he went to get a drink of water
from under q large rock, and rs he was in
the act of drinking, another man stepped
from a car onto the bank and caught hold
of the rock with his hands. The stone
was loose and had no soone been touched
than it rolled from its place in the bank,
and catching Pitman it crushed him
against the side of the car, killing him al
most instantly. He lived five minutes,
and died just as the rock was removed
from his body. He was n young man 81
years of age and lived with his parents
about two miles from where he was killed.
The remains were removed 10 his home by
the men soon after the accident.
A very sad and unfortunate accident
occurred ut Prince Station, in Raleigh
county, last Sunday morning. Newton
Aliff, Green PendIeton and John Jones,
Jr., were in n room together. A pistol be
longing to Mr.. Aliff was lying On the man.
tie. Mr.. Pcndleton picked it up and
asked what kind ola thing it was" and
as he went to lay it down again the pistol
was fired, striking Mr.. Alif in the temple,
killing him instantly. Mr.. Alif was a ma
tive Of the county and universally liked
by all who knew him. He was a young
man ''in the prime of his life and in the
pride of his strength and his untimely
death should be 4 lesson to those who are
in the habit of carrying pistols, and should
teach them the danger of deadly weapons.
The body of the deceased was inferred ut
CapertOn, on Sand Lick.
Berkeley county has had n claim pend
ing before the departments in Washington
for some years, amounting TO $l3, 1873. -,
for the Use and occupation of the court
house and Jail, by the United States au-
thorilieS, for three years and four months
during the war. The claim has been dis
allowed by the Comptroller and is hung
up in the Third Auditors Office on the
ground that there is no law under which
it can he paid. The chief difficulty seems
to be that Berkeley county could not prove
her loyalty, not having been included in
the exceptions, contained in the procla-
nation of July !, 1862, declaring the
State of Virginia in insurection.
Bailey Linger, who teaches school on the
head of Stone Coal, upshur county, had
occasion to chastisc one of his pupils,
which so enraged the mother rs TO prompt
her to 90 to the school room, and without
a word Of warming apply q wagon whip OF
the teacher while the school was in prog
ress. The lady's name is West, q widow
of John West, who was murdered a few
years ago. Young Linger offered no resist
ance, but says he will let the grand jury
Liht " W ShiiSV.
Alvey Badgely, 4 lourueen-year-old boy,
who lives with Mr.. Sam EchOls, on the
Cook farm, rode into Parkersburg last
Wednesday, and was thrown from his horse
at Pat Varley's stable. His foot caught in
the stirrup and he was dragged for q con-
siderable distance, the horse kicking him
several times. One kick struck him in the
breast, and laid him ont for several hours.
Mr.. Marley carried him into the house for
dead. He has the print of a horseshoe cut
in OH his breast.
Last Saturday two ~peddlers, in a one
horse wagon, narrowly escaped drowning
in the South Fork, near Mo0reGield They
undertook to cross OF the ford below nr.
Parran's, when they, wagon and all, were
washed some distance down the stream,
and one mar was washed outof the wagon.
They got out, however, with the loss of
only a few small articles and u very thor
ough soaking.
Capt. VIM. Adair, for many years a
prominent citizen Of Monroe county, died
very suddenly at his home at Red Sulphur
Springs on Monday night last, January
'io'' aSSu dbOhb "a yCdib. " udu ItllTtu
that evening in apparently his usual
health, but became very sick during the
night, and was attacked with a fit of vom-
iting. Before a physician could be gotten
to his bedside he had expired.
The seal Of the old Masonic Lodge at
this place, which was carried from here at
the beginning Of the war, was this week
returned to the Lodge through Mr.. Riley,
of C%larksburg, who brought it from some
place in Ohio. -PhiiPpi Republican.
James Sincoq was found lying in the
road near Moorefeld last Friday, almost
dead from exposure. A fire was built
around him, pending the arrival Off ply
when he wa removed TO a house,
but death resulted in q short time.
A blacksnake, measuring about four
feet in length and nearly four inches in
circumference, was killed on the premises
Mr.. Patrick Kane, near Maysyille,
Greenbrier county, a few days ago.
A little daughter Of Thos. Reed, at Fair
mont, was severely burned about the arms
and shoulders last Saturday while pre-
pairing a cake for a little folks party.n
The survey Of the railroad route ffom
to Spencer was commenced
Friday norning, under the manage